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Key Events |
Chapter 8: The Republic Launched |
1789 Washington inaugurated: new government under the Constitution begins
French Revolution begins: Americans hail movement for liberty in Europe
Judiciary Act: Supreme Court created
1790 Funding and assumption: national government strengthened and public credit restored
1791 Bank of the United States: belief government should play an active role in the economy endorsed
First Ten Amendments (Bill of Rights) ratified: fundamental safeguards of liberty established
1793 Execution of Louis XVI: growing radicalism of French Revolution alienates some Americans
Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation: U.S. refuses to aid France in war with Britain
1794 Whiskey Rebellion: western farmers resist whiskey tax
1795 Jay’s Treaty: U.S. tied to Britain economically
Treaty of Greenville: much of Ohio opened to white settlement
1796 Pinckney’s Treaty: right to navigate the Mississippi
Adams elected: first contested presidential election, Washington establishes precedent of serving only two terms
1798 XYZ affair: French government demands bribe
Alien and Sedition Acts: Federalists seek to cripple opposition party
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions: Madison and Jefferson protest Federalists’ interference with civil liberties
1798-1799 Quasi-War: naval war with France
1800 Jefferson defeats Adams: first national victory by an opposition party
1801 House elects Jefferson president
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